CLOSER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CLOSER?

Need another word that means the same as “closer”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “closer” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Closer” are: finisher, nearer, nigher

Closer as a Noun

Definitions of "Closer" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “closer” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game.
• The temporal end; the concluding time.
• A person who closes something.
• A person who is skilled at bringing a business transaction to a satisfactory conclusion.
• The concluding part of any performance.
• A reliable relief pitcher who enters a game in the final innings, typically to preserve a slim lead.
• The last part of a performance, collection, or series.
• The last section of a communication.

Synonyms of "Closer" as a noun (1 Word)

finisher

A person who reaches the end of a race or other competition. He worked in a cloth mill as a finisher.

Usage Examples of "Closer" as a noun

• One of the game's highest-paid closers.
• He could develop into a big-league closer.
• This role will best suit closers who are hungry to make commissions.
• The perfect closer to the album.
• Whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up.
• The last episode was still a great closer.

Closer as an Adverb

Definitions of "Closer" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “closer” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• Near in time or place or relationship.
• (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance.
• In an attentive manner.

Synonyms of "Closer" as an adverb (2 Words)

nearer	Near in time or place or relationship. They drew nearer.
nigher	Within a shorter distance.

Usage Examples of "Closer" as an adverb

• Come closer, my dear!

Associations of "Closer" (30 Words)

about	Imprecise but fairly close to correct. Reduced by about 5 per cent.
acquaintance	Acquaintances considered collectively. I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances.
acquainted	Having fair knowledge of. Fully acquainted with the facts.
adjacent	Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space. Adjacent rooms.
almost	Not quite; very nearly. He almost knocked Georgina over.
ambient	Relating to ambient music. Ambient sound.
approximate	Very close in resemblance. Approximate leaves grow together but are not united.
approximately	Used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly. A journey of approximately two hours.
approximation	The quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity. These figures are only approximations.
around	All around or on all sides. Traveled around in Asia.
broadly	In general and without considering minor details. He interprets the law broadly.
closely	In a close manner. He has bonded very closely with his Miami family.
closeness	The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance. Apes are often selected due to their evolutionary closeness to humans.
connected	Plugged in. First check to see whether the appliance is connected.
contiguous	Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching. The contiguous 48 states.
equidistant	The same distance apart at every point. The line joins together all points which are equidistant from the two axes.
familiar	Within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange. A familiar voice.
gauge	Measure the dimensions of an object with a gauge. Gauge plaster.
intimacy	Sexual intercourse. The intimacy between a husband and wife.
intimately	In a close manner. A fear of being touched intimately.
involvement	A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. He escaped involvement in the accident.
locality	An area or neighbourhood. She had few friends in the locality.
near	Nearly. Getting near to the true explanation.
nearby	Not far away in relative terms. The nearby towns.
nearly	Closely. A rise of nearly 25 per cent.
nearness	The condition of being near; proximity. The town s nearness to London.
proximate	Nearly accurate approximate. Proximate words.
proximity	The property of being close together. Do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets.
roughly	With roughness or violence rough is an informal variant for roughly. The man picked me up roughly.
sociality	The tendency to associate with others and to form social groups. Mammals as a class are not strong on sociality.